Grevillea fastigiata
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| Grevillea fastigiata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. fastigiata |
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| Grevillea fastigiata | |
Grevillea fastigiata is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with clustered branches, linear leaves sometimes with rigid lobes near the tip, and clusters of brownish or scarlet flowers.
Grevillea fastigiata is an erect shrub, typically 2.0–2.5 m (6 ft 7 in – 8 ft 2 in) high with clustered branches. The leaves are linear, 18–45 mm (0.71–1.77 in) long, sometimes with three to seven rigid, sharply-pointed, linear lobes 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long and 0.8–1.2 mm (0.031–0.047 in) long near the ends. The edges of the leaves are rolled under, obscuring most of the lower surface. The flowers are erect in toothbrush-like clusters along a rachis 45–80 mm (1.8–3.1 in) long. The flowers are pale brown to scarlet with an orange-red to scarlet style and the pistil is 19–22 mm (0.75–0.87 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to March and the fruit is a follicle about 10 mm (0.39 in) long.[4][2]
Taxonomy
Grevillea fastigiata was first formally described in 1994 by Peter M. Olde and Neil R. Marriott in The Grevillea Book from specimens collected by Olde east of Ravensthorpe.[5] The specific epithet (fastigiata) means "fastigiate", referring to the branchlets.[6]